[Vwdiesel] TDI oil

[Shawn Wright]

Where does one find the Castrol 5w40? I've never seen it anywhere, and there is no
mention of it on either their US or Canada websites. I assume this is the dealer only
formulation? It seems odd that Castrol doesn't mention it anywhere, and they don't
seem to have any diesel synthetics with a CG-4 or higher in their retail products.
It just seems odd that VWoA would choose a company that seems to have very little
to do with diesel specific oils for the factory recommended oil. Has anyone actually
seen a bottle of this stuff to verify it is 5w40 and CH-4? I have heard rumours that
dealers around here just use 5w50 Syntec, which is only CF...

On 30 May 2003 at 21:26, TexasTDI wrote:

From:           	"TexasTDI" <TexasVWdriver at hotmail.com>
To:             	"Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
Copies to:      	<vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Subject:        	Re: [Vwdiesel] TDI oil
Date sent:      	Fri, 30 May 2003 21:26:23 -0600

> The only 5w-40 diesel oils that I know of are Redline, Mobil Delvac-1,
> Chevron Delo, Shell Rotella T, Valvoline Premium Blue Extreme, and of course
> Castrol Syntec.
>
> Keep in mind that you don't absolutely have to use a 5w-40 oil.  Your TDI
> won't blow up if you use a different viscosity.  I use Amsoil synthetic
> 15w-40 in both of my cars with absolutely no problems at all.
>
> Chris Thornton
> 1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 237k miles
> 2000 VW Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel) - 82k miles
> Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
> http://www.amsoil.com
> http://texastdi.com/6/ubb.x
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 7:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] TDI oil
>
>
> > What kind of 5w40 did you find? I can find plenty of CH-4 and CI-4 oils
> > around here, but the 5w40 is very difficult to find.
> >
> > For more info, see this page:
> >
> > http://www.tdiclub.com/TDIFAQ/TDiFAQ-4.html
> >
> >
> > On 30 May 2003 at 15:08, Randolph2701 at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > --
> > > I have a 02 tdi VW New Beetle.  I am going to change my own oil now.
> > > However, the VW Official Factory Repain Manual says I should use API
> Service CF4
> > > or API Service CG4.  Although I can find the synthetic 5W40 I cannot
> find the
> > > CF4 or CG4.  Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
>

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